GOP Speaker Mike Johnson has a House majority in name only. He’s left with daunting choices ahead
WASHINGTON — New Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself leading House Republicans with a majority in name only. Unable to unite
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U.S. government shutdown
Congress voting Thursday to avert shutdown and keep federal government funded through early March
WASHINGTON — Congress is expected to extend current federal spending and keep the government open with votes in the Senate
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Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Jan. 15 The New York Times on the responsibility of
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As shutdown looms, congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a
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Congressional leaders announce an agreement on spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help
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Congressional leaders announce deal on spending levels. Biden hails it as a step toward preventing a government shutdown
Congressional leaders announce deal on spending levels. Biden hails it as a step toward preventing a government shutdown Source link
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Top White House budget official warns of ‘dire’ situation on Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s top budget official warned in stark terms Friday about the rapidly diminishing time that lawmakers
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Commuters stranded in traffic for hours after partial bridge shutdown in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The sudden westbound closure of one of the busiest bridges in Rhode Island has stranded commuters for
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McCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but not as the GOP envisioned
WASHINGTON — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have envisioned when the party
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Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy
WASHINGTON — By most accounts, Speaker Mike Johnson inherited a House Republican majority in disarray after the sudden ouster of
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